your birthing story!

This thread started on my home board and thought I'd bring it over here because I liked hearing the responses. The question is: How did you feel after birth holding your son or daughter for the first time? Happy? Sad? In love? Scared? I'm a FTM so I like these stories :) thanks!

This thread started on my home board and thought I'd bring it over here because I liked hearing the responses. The question is: How did you feel after birth holding your son or daughter for the first time? Happy? Sad? In love? Scared? I'm a FTM so I like these stories :) thanks!

Hmm. My overwhelming emotion was just this total outer tranquility: it felt like for the first time, everything was right and exactly as it should be. My husband was crying and saying how beautiful our daughter was, but I remember feeling this total lack of surprise, as if I'd known exactly what she'd look like and how perfect she'd snuggle and nurse right from the start. Inside, though, I felt this purely joyful cacophony--I was literally humming and vibrating, as though the whole universe had exploded inside me.

Hmm. My overwhelming emotion was just this total outer tranquility: it felt like for the first time, everything was right and exactly as it should be. My husband was crying and saying how beautiful our daughter was, but I remember feeling this total lack of surprise, as if I'd known exactly what she'd look like and how perfect she'd snuggle and nurse right from the start. Inside, though, I felt this purely joyful cacophony--I was literally humming and vibrating, as though the whole universe had exploded inside me.

When my son was first born I was so overwhelmed. I was overjoyed and excited, I cried. I chose not to find out the sex of my baby, so I had to ask three times before I was told. Everything felt right. I knew in that moment I was meant to be a mother. I couldn't take my eyes off of him.

When my son was first born I was so overwhelmed. I was overjoyed and excited, I cried. I chose not to find out the sex of my baby, so I had to ask three times before I was told. Everything felt right. I knew in that moment I was meant to be a mother. I couldn't take my eyes off of him.

When they put her on my chest it was like time was standing completely still, it was a feeling of love, joy, and a lot of relief that she was finally in my arms. I will never forget my husband crying his eyes out, he totally fell in love with Alyssa the moment he set eyes on her.

When they put her on my chest it was like time was standing completely still, it was a feeling of love, joy, and a lot of relief that she was finally in my arms. I will never forget my husband crying his eyes out, he totally fell in love with Alyssa the moment he set eyes on her.

at first I was in utter shock an fear she was ok after the hoo haa of her entrance but then she burst into these loud beefy cries an suddenly a wave of tranquility and relief came over me....when I held her I just felt like no-one else wa there. Alex was crying and telling me he never thought it was possible to love anyone as much as he loved me right now....it was a mixture of every emotion that exists :) id do it over an over if it didn't hurt so bloody much.

at first I was in utter shock an fear she was ok after the hoo haa of her entrance but then she burst into these loud beefy cries an suddenly a wave of tranquility and relief came over me....when I held her I just felt like no-one else wa there. Alex was crying and telling me he never thought it was possible to love anyone as much as he loved me right now....it was a mixture of every emotion that exists :) id do it over an over if it didn't hurt so bloody much.

I had a c-section, so I wasn't able to hold him for a while :'( though it was devastating, finally being able to see and hold him put me in complete awe of just how "perfect" he is :) Those that say love at first sight isn't real haven't had a baby ;) haha.

I had a c-section, so I wasn't able to hold him for a while :'( though it was devastating, finally being able to see and hold him put me in complete awe of just how "perfect" he is :) Those that say love at first sight isn't real haven't had a baby ;) haha.

I ended up with a c section out of the blue so I wasn't expecting it what so ever. Once they took him out of me and said he's out and a big boy I started crying like crazy ! I was so happy and I hadn't even seen his face yet lol once they closed me up and wheeled me into the recovery room I was so out of it so tired and shot I didn't even wanna see him or hold him idk why !! I guess I was just messed up from all the drugs and such. Finally about 4 hours later I was a little better and they brought him to me I held him for Ike 5 minutes and started falling asleep so my husband took him but it was the best 4 minutes ever and the next day I actually spent time with him and not sleeping and dosing off !

I ended up with a c section out of the blue so I wasn't expecting it what so ever. Once they took him out of me and said he's out and a big boy I started crying like crazy ! I was so happy and I hadn't even seen his face yet lol once they closed me up and wheeled me into the recovery room I was so out of it so tired and shot I didn't even wanna see him or hold him idk why !! I guess I was just messed up from all the drugs and such. Finally about 4 hours later I was a little better and they brought him to me I held him for Ike 5 minutes and started falling asleep so my husband took him but it was the best 4 minutes ever and the next day I actually spent time with him and not sleeping and dosing off !

Relieved the pushing was over lol it was a wonderful moment, the dr placed her on me right after birth and it was instant love for her. My dh was over the moon in love seriously held her for so long until he had to give her to me to nurse lol

Relieved the pushing was over lol it was a wonderful moment, the dr placed her on me right after birth and it was instant love for her. My dh was over the moon in love seriously held her for so long until he had to give her to me to nurse lol

I felt.... Safe and relieved and sad. I had my family I loved in arms reach. My df and kiddo. (my parents were right outside the room). I was happy to finally meet my kiddo, but I was going to miss anticipation and being pregnant. :)

I felt.... Safe and relieved and sad. I had my family I loved in arms reach. My df and kiddo. (my parents were right outside the room). I was happy to finally meet my kiddo, but I was going to miss anticipation and being pregnant. :)

My first response was to breathe, because I felt like I'd been holding it for hours. Then I cried. It was the most amazing feeling, to look at my little boy and realize he was mine, he was what we'd been waiting for so long for. They'd taken him and were weighing/measuring him and my room was chaos with family running in and out behind the curtain to see him. For some reason, they let my family in to see him before they even handed him to me. My dad walked around the curtain the wrong way and ended up face first with my vag while the dr stitched me up. Awkward lol. Then they FINALLY brought him to me and let me feed him and somehow through the racket of a million people running in and out, my dr trying to show me my placenta, my Epi wearing off halfway through the stitches and about 6 people with their hands all over my boob trying to "help" me feed him, it was like there was nobody else there. I don't remember saying anything, just thinking that I went into the hospital as one person and was going to leave as somebody completely different. It changes you.

My first response was to breathe, because I felt like I'd been holding it for hours. Then I cried. It was the most amazing feeling, to look at my little boy and realize he was mine, he was what we'd been waiting for so long for. They'd taken him and were weighing/measuring him and my room was chaos with family running in and out behind the curtain to see him. For some reason, they let my family in to see him before they even handed him to me. My dad walked around the curtain the wrong way and ended up face first with my vag while the dr stitched me up. Awkward lol. Then they FINALLY brought him to me and let me feed him and somehow through the racket of a million people running in and out, my dr trying to show me my placenta, my Epi wearing off halfway through the stitches and about 6 people with their hands all over my boob trying to "help" me feed him, it was like there was nobody else there. I don't remember saying anything, just thinking that I went into the hospital as one person and was going to leave as somebody completely different. It changes you.

I also ended up with a c section after 48 long hours in labor. As i was laying on the table I kept looking at my husband for some hint as to what was going on. Then I heard her cry, it brought me to tears it was the sweetest cry I had ever heard. In the recovery room they gave her to me for only 3 minutes before she was rushed to the NICU. I cried when they took her away because i felt like they ripped my heart out. She was a part of my body for 9 months and to take her away was so painful. It wasn't until the first night she was home did I let go of the pain I felt while she was in the NICU. That first night I held her and finally my world was at peace again.

I also ended up with a c section after 48 long hours in labor. As i was laying on the table I kept looking at my husband for some hint as to what was going on. Then I heard her cry, it brought me to tears it was the sweetest cry I had ever heard. In the recovery room they gave her to me for only 3 minutes before she was rushed to the NICU. I cried when they took her away because i felt like they ripped my heart out. She was a part of my body for 9 months and to take her away was so painful. It wasn't until the first night she was home did I let go of the pain I felt while she was in the NICU. That first night I held her and finally my world was at peace again.

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